Students arrested after fight over child’s birthday party

Two Cleveland Community College students were arrested on campus Wednesday after a fight about a birthday party resulted in a man being slashed in the face with a knife, according to Shelby Police.

Rebecca Clark

Two Cleveland Community College students were arrested on campus Wednesday after a fight about a birthday party resulted in a man being slashed in the face with a knife, according to Shelby Police.

According to the report, Alisha Martina Clark, 22, of the 300 block of Preyer Street, and Alvin Lamont Watson, 33, of the 900 block of Logan Street, began arguing about their baby’s birthday party outside the Paksoy Technology Center.

“Ms. Clark stated that Mr. Watson began hitting her in the head and then drug her down the hill toward CCC,” the Shelby Police report reads. “Ms. Clark stated that after the fight stopped, that she chased Mr. Watson and pulled a knife out of her pocketbook and cut Mr. Watson on the face area.”

He had a laceration on the left side of his face, according to the report.

Shelby Police Lt. Scott Champion said Watson was treated for his injury, but it was not severe.

She is being held at the Cleveland County Detention Center with a $2,500 secured bond. Because Clark was still listed as an inmate at the Cleveland County Detention Center on Thursday, her mug shot was available.

Watson posted bond and was not an inmate as of Thursday afternoon. His photo was not available.

Margo Greene, spokeswoman for Cleveland Community College, said Wednesday that the college is continuing to investigate the incident.

“We aren’t sure what really took place,” Greene said. “They were asked to leave campus and we called police, which is our policy.”

Greene said there was no threat to anyone else on campus.

“It seemed to be a very isolated incident between the two involved,” she said.

According to the Cleveland Community College student code of conduct, anyone who disrupts the educational environment may be asked to leave campus. Administrators can also call police if the disruption continues or the person does not leave.